Cai Wei pointed to the people in the courtyard, laughed, and said, "Dad, take a look, which of these people look like they can't keep their mouth shut? I'll speak to them first. There's no reason for Dad and Mom to kowtow to their daughter in their own home. If outside, Dad and Mom wish to pay respects to their daughter, I will not stop them, but in our own home, I absolutely won't accept such a grand gesture from you two elders."
In the courtyard, Lady Zhao, wife of Zhao, Lady Wu Xiangyun, wife of Mo Zili, Lady Qiao, the wife of the Steward Han from Hanlin Academy, and Sixth Aunt Mu, along with the wives of various shopkeepers from our family's shops, all laughed, "What the Empress Dowager says is very true, Lord Mu, just honor the Empress Dowager's order then!"
Mu Zhongqing had no choice but to drop the idea of kowtowing to his daughter and invited Cai Wei into the main hall.